So you speak to me of sadnessAnd the coming of the winterFear that is within you nowIt seems to never end

And the dreams that have escaped youAnd the hope that you've forgottenYou tell me that you need me nowYou want to be my friend

And you wonder where we're goingWhere's the rhyme and where's the reasonAnd it's you cannot acceptIt is here we must beginTo seek the wisdom of the childrenAnd the graceful way of flowers in the wind

[Chorus]For the children and the flowersAre my sisters and my brothersTheir laughter and their lovelinessCould clear a cloudy day

Like the music of the mountainsAnd the colours of the rainbowThey're a promise of the futureAnd a blessing for todayThough the cities start to crumbleAnd the towers fall around usThe sun is slowly fadingAnd it's colder than the sea

It is written from the desertTo the mountains they shall lead usBy the hand and by the heartThey will comfort you and meIn their innocence and trustingThey will teach us to be free

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And the song that I am singingIs a prayer to non believersCome and stand beside usWe can find a better way